Dr. Pepper Baked Beans
From: Square Meals" by Jane and Michael Stern
Serves 4 to 6

This was a Vernors ginger ale recipe, but when we ran out of ginger ale, we decided that rather than substitute an inferior brand we would change the recipe and give the beans the full bodied zest of Dr. Pepper soda. The alteration worked. These are hearty eats, good companions for pork, chops, ham loaf or wieners.

1 (28 oz) can pork and beans
1 onion, 1 green pepper, and 1 tomato; ALL chopped fine
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup Dr. Pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.

Preheat oven to 350. Drain liquid from pork and beans. Pour into baking dish. Gently mix in onion, pepper and tomato. Combine sugar, Dr. Pepper and cloves until sugar is dissolved. Pour evenly over bean mixture. Bake covered 30 minutes. Serve.